Officials Defend Hyten During Confirmation Hearing, Say Accuser Needs Help Air Force Gen. John Hyten is battling an aide's allegations in his bid to become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
5 Years After Nationwide Scandal, VA Still Struggles to Track Wait Times The department says a new system due in 2021 will solve many of its issues.
Air Force Wants More Money for Light Attack Aircraft Effort The U.S. Air Force is seeking to give a boost to its light attack aircraft effort by shifting unspent money to the program.
Space Force Funding May Come Up Short This Year, Key Lawmaker Says Thornberry said the White House started with a "relatively simple" implementation plan.
Bill to Increase Adaptive Housing Grants for Wounded Vets Passes House The measure would expand grants to renovate houses and broaden Fry Scholarship eligibility.
New Law Will Allow Thousands More Veterans to Join American Legion A soon-to-be signed law will allow anyone who served since the end of World War II to join.
After a 7-Month Vacancy, the Pentagon Has a Senate-Confirmed SecDef Army Secretary Mark Esper was confirmed by the full Senate on Tuesday to be the next secretary of defense.
WWII Cadet Nurses Could Become Honorary Veterans Legislative proposals would grant them discharges and an honorary title, but not full veterans' benefits.
Lawmaker Orders Investigation into 'Pink Tax' on Women's Military Uniforms A bill in Congress would order a GAO report on whether there really are gender disparities in uniform prices.
Bill Would Require DoD to Share Water Contamination Data with Local Communities House version of the NDAA requires the Pentagon to share data on possible contamination from PFAS.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
